Christine Reta Arkinstall

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Christine Reta Arkinstall
Alma mater University of Auckland, University of Oviedo
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Christine Reta Arkinstall (born 1954) is a New Zealand academic. She is currently professor of European languages and literature at the University of Auckland. [1] [2]

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After a BA from University of Auckland, Arkinstall obtained a Masters from University of Oviedo in Spain, before returning to Auckland for a PhD entitled 'El sujeto en el exilio: un estudio de la obra poética de Francisco Brines, José Angel Valente y José Manuel Caballero Bonald.' [3] [1] She joined the staff, researching nationhood and gender ideas in Spanish-speaking literatures. [2] Rising to full professor in 2010. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Professor Christine Arkinstall - The University of Auckland". Arts.auckland.ac.nz. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "FindaThesis - University of Auckland". Findathesis.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. Arkinstall, Christine (1990). El sujeto en el exilio: un estudio de la obra poetica de Francisco Brines, Jose Angel Valente y Jose Manuel Caballero Bonald (Doctoral thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland. hdl:2292/1828.
  4. "University of Auckland - Arts Home". Artsfaculty.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 14 July 2018.